Trenton shootings leave two people injured

Martin Griff / The Times of TrentonTrenton police headquarters in a September 28, 2011 file photo.

TRENTON – A man riding an all-terrain vehicle in the West Ward and a 16-year-old boy in the South Ward were shot in separate incidents two hours apart Sunday night, police said yesterday.

In the first shooting, a 35-year-old man was hit while he was riding his quad ATV on the 200 block of Spring Street, Sgt. Mark Kieffer said.

The unknown suspect or suspects fired numerous rounds at the man as he rode on the street around 7:20 p.m., Kieffer said. He was hit by a single round, which went through his back and right arm.

He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and was expected to survive his injuries. Police did not provide a description of the gunman.

On the 100 block of Wolverton Street around 9:15 p.m., shots were fired and a 16-year-old from the East Ward was hit in the buttocks, Kieffer said. The teen fled to the 100 block of Jersey Street, where police found him.

He was not cooperative with investigators. No suspect information was available.

The shootings capped a bloody weekend that left 19-year-old city man Trey Lane dead and three others injured after a shooting on Saturday at 3 a.m. on New Willow Street.

At about the same time, gunfire was reported on the 400 block of Walnut Avenue, Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez said. One vehicle was hit several times.

Another shooting was reported at 9:18 a.m. Monday. Police received several calls reporting shots being fired in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Beakes Street, a block from an elementary school, Rodriguez said.

Officers found seven shell casings at the scene. No one was hurt, and police said there was no indication the shooting was connected to any of the weekend violence.

Anyone with information on these crimes is asked to call police at (609) 989-4170 or the Confidential Tip Line at (609) 989-3663.